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Job summary

Main area
Community Rehabilitation
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 19.5 hours per week
Job ref
270-TG442-ACS
Employer
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Oakwood Centre, St Marys Hospital
Town
Kettering
Salary
£27,485 - £30,162 pa pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
31/10/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust logo

Rehabilitation Assistant Practitioner

Band 4

Job overview

Assistant Practitioner Community Therapy Service

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Assistant Practitioner to join our dynamic therapy team. This would suit an experienced Physiotherapy/Rehabilitation Assistant who wants to expand their knowledge base and drive forward standards of excellence and patient care.

The successful candidate will be working alongside Advanced Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists and other Band 4 Assistant Practitioners  in  a highly experienced and forward thinking multi- disciplinary team within the adult rehabilitation specialties including neurological rehabilitation. The team work closely with the Specialist Nursing teams for MS and PD across the county

The service is delivered across the county by a county wide multidisciplinary community rehabilitation team. There are 3 bases across the county in Northampton, Wellingborough and Kettering. The team sees out-patients at these units and other sites  and visit patients in their own homes depending on their needs. The service also runs various exercise groups for patients which the band 4 Assistant practitioners assist in running and organizing with the qualified staff.


The successful candidate will need to have the necessary skills to assess and treat patients with rehabilitation needs including neurological conditions such as MS and Parkinson`s disease under the guidance of qualified  Physiotherapists  and Occupational Therapists.

 

Main duties of the job

  •       To manage own caseload of patients, assessing, treating and discharging patients within a defined group
  •       To work within a specialised client group 
  •       To plan individualised care programmes within the tested areas of competency.
  •      To provide treatments within a variety of clinical settings including group sessions/classes
  •         When appropriate to provide care in patient own homes

 

Working for our organisation

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.

Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria
  • Previous NHS/Private Healthcare organisation experience at least Band 3 level
  • Knowledge and Experience of working in a team of Allied Healthcare Professionals specifically Physiotherapists or Occupational Therapists.
Desirable criteria
  • NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare or equivalent
  • Minimum of 2 years Experience of Band 3 or above in a Rehabilitation Setting

Essential

Essential criteria
  • Full UK Driving Licence
  • Access to a car for community work
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of MDT working

Essential

Essential criteria
  • Previous NHS/Private Healthcare organisation experience at least Band 3 level
  • Holds a Full Uk Driving Licence with access to a car
  • Knowledge and Experience of working in a team of Allied Healthcare Professionals specifically Physiotherapists or Occupational Therapists.
Desirable criteria
  • NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare or equivalent
  • Experience of working in a rehabilitation Setting at Band 3 Level or above

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyWorkplace Wellbeing Charter LogoArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerCare quality commission - OutstandingStep into health

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Becky Berrett
Job title
Operational Lead and Advanced Physiotherapist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
03000274312
Additional information

Sarah Vincent

Joint Operational Lead and Advanced Physiotherapist - CTS

[email protected]

03000274312

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